The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-02-23
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

At Bethany, Ill, Moses HATFIELD shot
his wife in the back and killed himself For
some time they had been estranged
Sister Genevieve, who recently left
the convent at Newark, onio is living with
former nun at Chillicothe, and has applied to
the Pope for permission to retract her VOWS
Dairymen of Elgin, ILL.,, find that the
oleomargarne law has largely diminished the
demand by Chicago manufacturers for cream
cry butter. II is thought that the genuine ar
ticle will not bring over 80 cents per pound
for years to come
Miss Sarah Reed, of Erie, has sold
to syndicate the track and franchises of the
Ohio River and Lake Erie Road, which will be
expanded into through line from Erie to
Pittsburgh
An agent in New York purchased
20J, 00J bushels Of oats for the Germaa Gov
ernmsnt
The Pinkertons have commenced a
suit for libel against the Mayor of Jersey City,
claiming $3.50 900 images on account OF let
ter he recently published rejecting on them.
The personal effects of the late Mrs.
A T. Stewart are to be sold at private au ,tion
in the Thirty fourth street mansion in New
York.
The Gdulois of Paris prints an in
terview with diplomatic who confirms the
statement that Prince Bismarck will demand
the neutrality of France in the East
The Duke of Argyll has Just pub
lished book on Scotland, Past and Present,
in which he attempts to vindicate the Scotch
Of tl,a ftar
agtatcrs.
The municipal authorities of STRAIT
tord-on Avon have de ;idel on the site and de-
sign for the drinking fountain which is the ju-
bilee gift of Mr.. George w. Clnds 10 Shaks
| peare's town.
The budget committee OF the Aus
tr.an Rechsrath has agreed to vote T. 100000
fiorins for the equipment of the Landwehr
and the Landstrum The lower House of the
Hungarian diet voted an extra credit of
So, ITO, COB for the equipment of the Hunga-
ran Landwehr
Twenty thousand applications have
been received for officers commissions in the
Hungarian Landstrum, and rich women are
seeking positions in the ambulance service.
The Lake Shore and Pennsylvania
Roads are again at war over their yard rights
at Erie One hundred men employed by the
former company tore up one of the Pennsyl-
| vania tracks.
The legislative committee appointed
TO investigate tho management of the West
Virginia penit sntary, taking into considera-
ton the growing sentiment against contract
convict labor, recommends that the State pur-
chase sufficient land near the prison to raise
all vegetables
| AT the session Of the Senate Saturday,
Feb. 10, Senator Beck announced that he had Il
| memorial to pre- sent on American shipping on
| which he wished To be heard before the Com
| mittee on Commerce. He had for years been
| presenting petitions for the repeal of the navi-
| CATION laws, in the hope that Americans might
| be able 70 own steamship lines on the o can.
| Senator Van Wyck, after moving the S3OJOOJ
appropriation for Improvements on points on
the Missouri River, accepted an amendment by
| his colleague, Mr.. Henderson, approprlnting
SlJO,0 900 for points north of the Missouri River.
The Chaplain of the House Of Representatives
failed TO appear aud for thu first time in six
years business was commenced without prayer.
| The Senate amendment appropriatlng s25,OOJ
for the education OF children in Alaska was
concurred in by the House. notwithstanding the
recommendation OF the Committee on Appro-
priations to the contrary. The Senate amend
ment appropriating 81 900 for the erection OF
fences around the cemeteries in which Confed-
crate dead are buried near Columbus and Jonn-
son Island, Ohio, was non-concurred IN
by the House for the purpose OF enab-
ling the Committee of Conference TO prepare q
measure in accordance with the views OF both
sides OF the House Both Senate and Hous
agreed TO the conference report on the retire
ment OF the trade dollar. Tha House Commit
tee on Invalid Pensions submitted unanimous
report recommending the passage over the
Presidents veto Of the invalid pensions bill
The President vetoed the pension bills o;
Richard ONeal late Colonel o. the Twenty
sixth Indiana Volunteers, aud John koed, whose
son. John Reed. died in the service.